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06 Nov 02 - 09:52 AM (#819858) Subject: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: SharonA I was at K-Mart last night, in the Christmas-decoration section, looking at the Nativity figurines. I came across a boxed set and was reading the side panel of the box to see what was included in the set... and there it was, The Worst Typo I've Ever Seen. Quite possibly the worst typo of all time!!! The box listed the set as including a stable plus: Mary figurine Joseph figurine An Angel The Baddy Now, I have to assume that they meant to say "baby", and it was obvious from other boxes by the same manufacturer that the copywriter's first language was not English. I work in the graphic design field, so I've seen some awful typos make it to press, but I can't believe that this one made it to the store shelves! Jesus Christ as "The Baddy"?!? The bad guy?!?!?!? I was tempted to buy the Nativity set just to have that box!!! What a great gift for an atheist friend... ;^) So what's the worst typo you've ever seen? |
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06 Nov 02 - 09:56 AM (#819865) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Amos Too funny, Sharon. And boldly put, too! A |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:03 AM (#819869) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Skipjack K8 jOhn from Hull9, the seminal dyslexic, with his sleevenotes for the Cara CD he generously put up for the Mudcat auction. Track number three. 'Standing in the rath' is the correct track title. The rath is a fairy ring, and I have stood in the very rath with the author, so feel qualified to bear testament to the personal intensity of the tune. However, jOhn has enhanced the title by replacing the 'r' with a 'b'. Now that should get the bidding up. It is a marvellous CD. I'm in it. |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:10 AM (#819876) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Stilly River Sage I enjoy this kind of typo--and have been known to buy products just to get the lables. My ex brought home a double-sided multi-suction cup thing for holding soap called "Suck All" that is still around here somewhere. I found this recently on a plastic jar at a local dollar store:
Dishearten the foods and hot liquid at the ambient temperature before paking in the pot Wash with tepid water or cold water, avoiding the use of the aluading agent Only the lid may be to carry at top in the dishes-wash Dictionaries can be marvelous things, can't they? SRS |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:13 AM (#819878) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Stilly River Sage tables, lables. . . make that labels. SRS |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:14 AM (#819879) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Barbara Shaw According to one letter I received, I used to live at Stonegate Condom |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:23 AM (#819891) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Pinetop Slim Pope laid in South End. (Headline on a story about a new sewer line being installed in southerly district of city. It was supposed to say "Pipe laid in South End.") Listing of volunteer opportunities said baby sitters were sought to work four-hour shits. (supposed to be shifts). Story about a pod of pilot whales becoming grounded referred to this as an "ass beaching." (Was supposed to be mass beaching.) All come from the newspaper where I work. I was the editor responsible for the second two. |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:23 AM (#819892) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Alice When I worked for a souvenir sportswear company that sold to gift shops in national parks and other destination resorts, we created designs that were then sold with the appropriate destination name on them. Doing the custom name changes to fit each order was an intense rush time. One artist in the department was particularly bad at spelling. An order made it out of production and all the way to the customer in Virginia City before the typo was spotted - Virgina City. |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:29 AM (#819903) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Mooh I grew up in Anglican church rectories, which often received misdirected mail. On more than one occassion we got mail for the United church down the street addressed to the "Untied" church, much to the amusement of clergyman in the house. Peace, Mooh. |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:36 AM (#819911) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Murray MacLeod Near Miami Airport, there is a store on 36th St which sports a large sign stating that they were "suppliers to the airlines of the wold". Murray |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:38 AM (#819914) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,IanB at work Yes, I once saw a newspaper which referred to The Untied States, which I rather liked. Apocryphal story from the Oxford Times many years ago, when the car factories were closing down here, and the sub-editor's original heading 'Jobs Blow for Oxford' got scrambled. It came out as: Blow Jobs for Oxford. - Ian B |
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06 Nov 02 - 10:40 AM (#819917) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bobert Sorry, thought you folks were talkin' about me... Bobert |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:07 AM (#819935) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: jeffp At a company where i used to work, the newsletter once carried an article on how resumes that were too wordy might cause you to be passed over for a job. The headline was, "Windy Resumes Blow Jobs." Always take a second look after you write it. |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:25 AM (#819959) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Wolfgang Two examples from Mudcat I remember: (1) 'Jew Jersey' (and it was a typo and nothing else) (2) Wolfgang Schussel (if you click you get the explanation) Wolfgang |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:31 AM (#819965) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Steve Parkes When I was a kid I was given a catapult-powered "rocket", complete with parachuting astronaut. According to the Japanese-into-English instructions, "the spaceman will eject at the top of his fly". Gains something in the translation...! Steve |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:36 AM (#819972) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Trevor When I worked in a department store about a hundred years ago, the promotional cards were made on site by a signwriter. The best one I saw, which had escaped the notice of four people before it reached me on the menswear department was 'Special Reductions in Shits'! |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:40 AM (#819976) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: mooman Not exactly a typo but a memorable UK newspaper headline from the early 70s: "Sewage crisis - Heath steps in" moo |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:42 AM (#819979) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bill D a lady I knew at the US Environmental Protection Agency one showed me her treasured stamp she had gotten from the in-house 'store'... It was used to stamp internal communications to ensure attention and rapid delivery, and it stated clearly: EXPEDIATE! |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:47 AM (#819985) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,Tim It wasn't a typo, but the best headline I've seen lately (Cape May Star and Wave) was "Mobile Neutering Van a Welcome Site" I puckered slightly when I read that. Tim |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:53 AM (#819992) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: sian, west wales In the early '70s my church 'back home' in the Niagara Penninsula hired an extremely nice middle-age woman as Christian Education Worker. The local rag ran a full page article on her and listed her hobbies as, "reading and pornography". I doubt if her interest in "photography" actually lay in this direction... Also, the local paper here in Carmarthen put up some new signage a few years back. The English read, "The oldest paper in Wales". The Welsh read, "Y papur hunaf yng Nghymru"; trans.: The sleepiest paper in Wales. If dozy = sleepy, they just about got that right! sian |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:57 AM (#819998) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: KingBrilliant One of my faves is a friend "talking" to me on a Unix machine - he blamed an error on cutnpaste (except he misspelt it.......). Also - I am the proud owner of a TV remote control handset with a bass control AND a "trouble" control. Kris |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:01 PM (#820002) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Ebbie The promotional foreword on a Notary Public manual was written by our lieutenant governor. Among other things, she assured us that "the Office of Notary Pubic has a long and honorable history." |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:04 PM (#820007) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,Tim Ahhhh, that's a classic. In college, our course offerings one year included "Pubic Management". Hard to believe that wasn't intentional subversion. |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:14 PM (#820018) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Willie-O The motto of Perth Ontario is "Make Haste Slowly". It's not a typo, they think they mean it. |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:23 PM (#820029) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: HuwG Quoted on the "News Quiz" on BBC Radio 4: "For sale: Kennel [US = Doghouse]. Would suit medium- to large-sized dog. Very turdy." |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:24 PM (#820031) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,allen woodpecker Similarly a headline, rather than a typo. A local Councillor in Carrickfergus (N. Ireland) was both supporting and opening a bowel disorder, Crohns disease type medical unit in the area (maybe it was a bowel cancer charity hospice, i don't quite recall) and was photographed at the opening under the headline "Local dignatory supports bowel movement". a.w. |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:43 PM (#820043) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Burke I once sent a message to an e-mail discussion group about my 'bother-in-law.' I got several very confusing comments on my opinion of him. My replies to them gave the senders an additional laugh before I finally realized my mistake. |
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06 Nov 02 - 12:52 PM (#820056) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Watson Big banner on the side of a mobile phone shop over the road from my office says they sell "excessories". |
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06 Nov 02 - 01:36 PM (#820093) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bert Sharon, perhaps it was written deliberately by someone who wanted to buy a beer on a Sunday. |
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06 Nov 02 - 01:41 PM (#820097) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Nemesis IN the Daily Times of Malawi when I lived there re. what was on at the local flea pit cinema " .....STARRING CLINK EASTWOOD!" The next day there was an errata message, apologising and advising us that the advert should have said " ..... STARRING CUNT EASTWOOD" |
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06 Nov 02 - 01:59 PM (#820117) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Stilly River Sage Many of the Wendy's hamburger restaurants in the Fort Worth area are owned by a single franchiser, and someone at the head office had an embossed sign made to stick on the drive-through window at each restaurant. It says No Checks Excepted After complaining many times and getting no response, I finally stuck a Sharpie permanent marker in my glove box, and when I drive through one that I haven't edited yet, I leave with it looking like No Checks |
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06 Nov 02 - 02:15 PM (#820133) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Deda An acquaintance of mine whose last name is Claypool got mail address to Mr. Claypoop. And then there was the Black Angus restaurant in Denver, which I've mentioned before. One of its neon letters blew out, leaving a big sign reading "Black Anus restaurant". |
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06 Nov 02 - 02:17 PM (#820139) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Joe_F The worst typo I have intercepted in my career as a copyeditor was in an article on modeling the spread of AIDS. It said that "viral counts were high", except that I had to supply the o. Some years ago Time Magazine perpetrated a delightfully distracting word division, strictly according to the rules, in a discussion of arms control. It went something like ...it no longer matters which combatant has the bigger arse- nal... In less than a saccade, a vision of sumo wrestlers flashed into my mind. |
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06 Nov 02 - 02:28 PM (#820150) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Pooby When I'm not Pooby the folkie, I'm a full-time newspaper editor, so I've seen bushels of typos (probably more than a few that I'm personally to blame for). But hands down, my all-time favorite (must be, because it dates back about 30 years) was from a New York Times article on the wedding of Tricky Dick's daughter Tricia Nixon to a guy named Edward Cox. A couple paragraphs into the story (but still on Page 1) the reporter was describing Tricia's attire, but a few words or so got left out. The sentence ended up reading: "The bride's gown was decorated with white Cox...." |
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06 Nov 02 - 02:28 PM (#820151) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: SharonA Bert: LOL! Nah, I'm pretty sure it was an honest mistake, especially since there was also a Shepherd's Stall set (misspelled "Shepher's Stall") that included a figurine of "A Shepher's"! On the Tonight Show on Monday nights, Jay Leno has a feature called "Headlines" in which he displays various newspaper clippings with the sort of misspellings and double-meanings seen on this thread. This past Monday, he showed a newspaper ad for a business in Spring House, PA that was described as being across the street from the "Puke Restaurant". It's actually called the Pike Restaurant, but having eaten a few meals there I have to say that, in this case, the typo may indeed have been deliberately made! I have an egg carton that I've kept for years simply because the brand name was printed at the same size as the word "eggs" and in a very similar font, so that it appears to be a carton of "Wolf Eggs". |
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06 Nov 02 - 03:58 PM (#820219) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bee-dubya-ell Not exactly a typo, but Alice's story of the tee-shirt misprint reminded me of it. When I was working in the college bookstore business, a paper products manufacturer in Atlanta took an order for several thousand spiral-bound notebooks from Florida State University. The books were to be printed with F.S.U.'s name and university seal in the school colors, "garnet and gold". When the order arrived, the books had the correct school name and seal, but they had been printed in orange and blue, the school colors of F.S.U.'s hated arch rival, The University of Florida. Of course, the order had to be redone. The store I was working in bought the defective notebooks from the paper company for a ridiculously low price and we sold them as novelty items. They actually sold like hotcakes. Bruce |
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06 Nov 02 - 04:06 PM (#820224) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Dave Swan A friend of mine lived in Whittier, California and commented on the frequent typos in mail addressed to him. Just below the W on the keyboard lies the culprit. D |
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06 Nov 02 - 04:26 PM (#820240) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,Tim In the 80's, I lived in Rhode Island. The megaplex in Warwick had a giant marquee announcing the new Star Trek movie "The Search for Spark". Undoubtedly not a typo per se -- just Vo Dilan phonetics. No offense to the Biggest Little, I still luv ya. |
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06 Nov 02 - 04:55 PM (#820260) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,petr being In the printing business Ive seen tons of them. but probably historys most notorious typo was the so-called Devils BIble in the 16th century (where the 'Not' was left out of the 6th commandment) THou shalt kill. on another note, our local set dancing group made up little posters advertising the set dances our group met once a week, with a drop in fee ($3.50). except the ad ended by saying for a drop-in feel call Aizlynn & phone number. petr. |
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06 Nov 02 - 06:49 PM (#820307) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Peter T. "Arrange your private parts here for Christmas" is one that I saw recently on a Portuguese building on College Street in Toronto. The "y" had gone missing. yours, Peter T. |
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06 Nov 02 - 07:13 PM (#820325) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,Mary Katherine This was back in the 70s: a local blues record store published a monthly newsletter for its customers, announcing new releases and sale items. An album titled "The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt" lost a letter and was advertised as "The Immoral Mississippi John Hurt." Mary Katherine |
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06 Nov 02 - 09:05 PM (#820410) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bill D I am VERY careful when I type "hard disk"....not everyone is.... |
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06 Nov 02 - 09:30 PM (#820425) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Genie I worked for a while in a day care center called "Cub Corner Early Childhood Learning Center." The owner was livid when the Yellow Pages made a typo in her (rather expensive) ad, so that it read "...Early Childhood Learing Center." (Even though that's not how you spell "leering," it would sound the same.) The phone company would not give her any kind of refund on the ad. (They're the phone company. They didn't have to.) Genie |
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06 Nov 02 - 11:03 PM (#820469) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bert Hard disk is alright Bill. It's floppy disk that I'm careful about. |
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07 Nov 02 - 08:26 AM (#820661) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,steve I like the one about the Goons. A fan wrote in asking for a singed photograph. I believe they obliged. |
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07 Nov 02 - 08:49 AM (#820672) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: SharonA Petr: You're close, but that Bible's typo was in the 7th commandment (Exodus 20:14), which then read "Thou shalt commit adultery." See this page on the Wicked Bible: http://www.catholicapologetics.net/wicked_bible.htm (click on link: http://www.catholicapologetics.net/wicked_bible.htm) |
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07 Nov 02 - 10:49 AM (#820746) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bill D bert... them 'floppies' just need a pic or two of a cute cheerleader on each one.....virtual Viagra |
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07 Nov 02 - 11:07 AM (#820757) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: mooman Again not a typo but a radio announcement...from Radio Malawi I believe some years ago: "The time is now 11 am Greenwich... ...meantime here is the news" moo |
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07 Nov 02 - 12:21 PM (#820817) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Melani I committed a strange sentance myself last week, but it was rather subtle, so I let it stand. After I wrote, "Whaling afforded black men employment opportunities they did not have on shore," one of my co-workers pointed out that of course it did, since one seldom hunts whales ON shore. |
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07 Nov 02 - 12:22 PM (#820818) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Fossil We once employed an agency that shortly afterwards changed its logo and letterheads to read "X (better spare their blushes) Pubic Relations". They sent me several mailings (which I carefully preserved) before discreetly inserting the missing "l". |
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07 Nov 02 - 01:47 PM (#820895) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: JohnInKansas In the early '70s, the telephone company launched a new slogan: "Let Your Fingers Do The Walking - Through the Yellow Pages." This slogan, and several spin-off variants, appeared on billboards everwhere. They also inserted related ads for themselves as "fillers" in classified ad (Yellow Pages) section of new directories. Coincidentally(?) the 1971 "major replacement" of the telephone directory was the first to include "Massage Parlors" as "legitimate businesses" in the Yellow Pages. Prominently featured on the first page of listings for "Massage Parlors" was the 'phone company ad: "Imagine 30 million walking fingers." I thought it "nicely appropriate," although the company was reported to have taken "disciplinary action" to assure "such errors" would not be repeated. John |
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07 Nov 02 - 02:01 PM (#820916) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,C-Winter Does everyone remember the era of "ping-pong diplomacy"? IIRC, it was not only table-tennis wizards that the People's Republic sent over, but athletes of many sorts. Back then, I saw a program listing in TV Guide announcing that viewers could tune in and watch "the Chinese acrobrats". |
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08 Nov 02 - 01:28 AM (#821321) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Lin in Kansas I used to work in a word processing department for a medium-sized law firm in Washington state. Personnel in our department were responsible for proofreading their own documents. This is frequently a good way to miss typos, as your brain knows what you intended to type and skips over misspellings. One of our lawyers filed the paperwork in Olympia for a "pubicly held corporation." The documents had been read by at least three people: the word processor, the filing lawyer's secretary, and the lawyer himself. All of us missed it... Lin |
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08 Nov 02 - 01:27 PM (#821606) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Bert I used to work for a company like that Lin, only they made conveyors. Mistakes on an engineering drawing usually result in loads of expensive rework but they never did learn. They just kept making things wrong and then had to go back and fix them. |
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08 Nov 02 - 01:44 PM (#821614) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Schantieman My late lamented father-in-law was an engineer. Many years ago (early 70s, I guess) he designed a large piece of machinery and, to avoid unnecessary expense and work, had a model made first. On the day it was due to be delivered, there was a message that his model had arrived. "Splendid", he said, "bring it up to my office." "Er, that's a bit difficult, Mr Cope. It's on a low loader." came the reply. The workshop had missed the bit at the top that said 'all dimensions in millimetres' and made it in inches! Steve |
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08 Nov 02 - 04:09 PM (#821744) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Jacob B The best type I've ever seen was in the newsletter for a concert series. The concert promoter made many typos, but this time he surpassed himself. The concert was to be by the Irish traditional music group called "How To Change A Flat Tire". Somehow, the promoter morphed that into "How To Fix A Flat Trio". |
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08 Nov 02 - 04:18 PM (#821751) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,Dan Kelly There was a lawsuit in the news once. A legal secretary had typed a pounds sterling symbol instead of U.S. dollars symbol in some seven figure settlement document filed with the court. Kept the lawyers busy a lot longer. |
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08 Nov 02 - 04:54 PM (#821778) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Nigel Parsons Whilst not a typo, one of the best headlines I have seen was in one of the 'Dog' newspapers, (Dog World, or Our Dogs) shortly after the Kennel Club had failed to rule on whether docking (tail removal)should be allowed for certain breeds. The Headline ? "Kennel Club fudge the docking issue" I am sure the available spoonerism must have been deliberate! Nigel |
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08 Nov 02 - 05:37 PM (#821803) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: DADGBE I once saw a stack of holiday candles in a store which specialized in inexpensive imported goods. The packages were all labeled "Baybelly Candles." |
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08 Nov 02 - 06:58 PM (#821847) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: CraigS There was one from a Wellington, NZ, newspaper which was reported in Private Eye in the late 60s. It has stuck in my memory ever since. I can't quote it exactly, but two stories had been crossed up. The result was that, at a presentation ceremony, the Mayor of the South Island had been found by police standing on a haystack abusing sheep! |
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24 Nov 02 - 08:57 PM (#834187) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Mr Happy years ago i bought a cheap bowsaw fom a hardware shop. when i first used used it, i noticed that stamped on the frame was 'Made in Chian'! |
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24 Nov 02 - 09:33 PM (#834210) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Haruo Some time back in a thread on Funny Road Signs I posted this: Speaking of orthographically challenged stippers: Years ago, the then First Interstate Bank (now subsumed by Wells Fargo) was putting up a big building in downtown Seattle, and all around the construction site they posted proud-parent-like signs announcing: Future home of... INTESTATE CENTER I was working in a law firm kitty-corner (that's catercorner for the rest of you) from it, and the lawyers all thought it was hilarious. Liland |
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24 Nov 02 - 10:08 PM (#834218) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Peter Kasin In a marine sciences museum in Virginia I went to last week, I just had to snap a photo of a typo on a sign describing a Yellow-Bellied Turtle. "Food: Manly aquatic plants, some aquatic animals." Chanteyranger |
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25 Nov 02 - 01:35 AM (#834290) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Little Hawk Best one I've seen was in the Orillia paper...a headline stating "CASTRO MAKING FIENDS THROUGHOUT SOUTH AMERICA". They left the "r" out of "friends". They also ran a nice photo of a jackrabbit once, with a caption underneath which said "this ten-metre replica of the narwhal may be seen at the 'Giants of the Sea' display at the Royal Ontario Museum". I have no explanation for this, but the Orillia paper can be a little odd. - LH |
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25 Nov 02 - 10:12 AM (#834542) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: Fingerbuster My cousin who lives in Riga, Latvia, told me that some years ago when the Baltic states were still in the vile grip of the Soviets, the man himself; Stalin, was to visit a huge manufacturing plant in a place called Ogre (pronounced - o'grey). To mark this auspicious day 1000 badges were printed with the word "Stalin" on one side, his gruesome face in the centre, and "Ogre" on the other side. They went like hot cakes! And were all gone by the time the soviet authorities noticed the error. |
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25 Nov 02 - 11:06 AM (#834572) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,cropley The genuine headline "Newly-weds face mounting problems" in Private Eye years ago, and the (possibly apocryphal) typo in the Irish newspaper article about Queen Victoria's visit to Dublin at the end of the 19th century that mentioned "the wonderful prospect of the Queen pissing over the bridge". |
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25 Nov 02 - 11:56 AM (#834623) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,pavane I still have a very old magazine advertising jobs at WANG computers - at least that's what they meant to put, but the last letter came out as K - in large type. Not far wrong, from what I heard. |
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25 Nov 02 - 12:01 PM (#834629) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST,Ordinary Average Guy There is a site for which I no longer have the link. It is a collection of Ingrish, Japanese translations that are so incorrect as to be very humorous. I'm sure a search will lead you there if you want a good laugh. |
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25 Nov 02 - 01:58 PM (#834757) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: MARINER I have a similar one to Little Hawks, which came from an obituary in my local paper. It stated the late lamented lady, "Was a fiend to all" They too dropped the "r" out of friend. |
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25 Nov 02 - 05:24 PM (#834828) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: GUEST You'll find the Engrish website here. |
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25 Nov 02 - 06:23 PM (#834882) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: bbc The most wonderfully ironic one I think I've ever seen was on a webpage--an ad for a Christian songbook. They had messed up the title to read: "The Hymn Fake Book - A Collection Of Over 900 Mulit-Demoninational Hymns." The idea of a Christian songbook w/ "demon" in the title really got me! The "mulit" was interesting, too! bbc |
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25 Nov 02 - 10:36 PM (#835090) Subject: RE: BS: The worst typo I've ever seen From: momnopp You can create your very own silliness using the "Dialectizer" CLICK HERE and GIGGLE My favorite is still the "Swedish Chef" translation option... Peace, JudyO |